Categories for entries included: Drama, Comedy, Animation, Music Video, Documentary, and The Red Digital Cinema Award for Emerging Talent.
The festival hosted a series of events including a virtual reality and sales pitch workshop, and a talk with BAFTA award-winning documentary maker Kim Longinotto.
The theme of the 2016 festival was "Metamorphosis"; a celebration of the essential role it plays in cinema and The Smalls transformation with rapid expansion.
A number of industry panels were featured; including talks on securing funding for films, comedy writing and the future of digital publishing.
The Smalls Film Festival 2019 took place from 6 to 9 September in Shoreditch and included an additional category to highlight environmental issues.
[13] The festival was run in conjunction with Filmic Eye and the Singapore Film Society, and showcased talent from the international film-making community.